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CDR,Ky. 
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Posted: 01 Aug 2010 at 9:38pm |
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I'm thinking of doing garden rototilling and bushoging for a side job and was wondering what size tractor would be good?Maybe a D15 or a 160?Any advice would be appreciated.
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Claus
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Posted: 01 Aug 2010 at 9:42pm |
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See what you can find and what your budget can afford. They are both nice size tractors. Do you want a 3pt hitch? If so I would insist on a factory one, gas tractors are easier to fix but that is another option you need to decide what you want. I have always heard the 160 is hard to get parts for. Good luck.
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Posted: 01 Aug 2010 at 9:59pm |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2010 at 10:06pm |
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I'd definitely go for a 15. The power director would be very handy for use on a tiller. I think an aftermarket 3ph would work just as well as factory.
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Posted: 01 Aug 2010 at 10:12pm |
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I hate aftermarket 3pt hitches. Years ago we had a D19 that had an Abott hitch, the tractor had been used on a roto-vator, it was worn out and would come u hooked from the snap-coupler when pulling hard. Besides this the geometry was wrong on it, it was hard to get some tools to lift very high. Another thing, I believe Allis Chalmers tractors had one of the best 3pt hitches on the market.
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CDR,Ky.
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Posted: 01 Aug 2010 at 10:40pm |
Sounds like I should stay with the D series.
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Posted: 01 Aug 2010 at 11:05pm |
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I used to run the D series, then went to the 170/175 diesels. I do tilling and brushhogging for hire, and find it is hard to beat the torque and economy of the Perkins diesels! I gross close to $1000 on every tank of fuel I burn.
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clint
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Posted: 02 Aug 2010 at 8:29am |
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you want slow ground speed for a tiller- i would go 170/175
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Our farms stuff: agco gt55, AA 8775, 8765, 6080, 185, 180, 175, 170, d15, d14, d14, wd, wd, wd, g, F3, L3, R62
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Posted: 02 Aug 2010 at 8:49am |
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You might investigate what size gardens you would be doing and the access to them. I have a Case 446 with a Cat 0, 4' hydraulic tiller that works great for a large garden I do. I have plowed and disked it with my D14, but then, I do have room to run around ! In a residential area a large tractor may not work the majority of the time.
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D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446
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